The Cool Stuff Found corner of the mailroom was starting to overflow, and the staff was getting restless, so Dave and John dig in. Learn how to find public Wi-Fi passwords, which Mac or iPhone to buy next, how to tweak your Mac's shutdown menu options, new webcams from Anker, and more. Plus, a discussion about snapshot reversion vs. restoration help shed some light on what we can do with APFS…and why we can't do more! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things with your two favorite geeks!
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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 916 for Monday, February 28, 2022

00:02:20 John’s MacBook Pro 16” Intel … won’t play sound
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Cool Stuff Found

00:08:36 CSF-Use WiFisPC to find Public Wi-Fi Passwords
00:10:07 Matt-CSF-Remote Control Outlet to Reset Router
00:18:30 Related: Keep Connect Plug to automatically reset in event of full disconnect
00:19:42 CSF-AppleBuyingAdvice.com from Josh Centers
00:21:28 Robin-CSF-Use Karabiner Elements for Forward Delete and More
00:23:09 Todd-CSF-CyberPower CST1500S UPS for Mac


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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:30:32 Louis-Immediate Shutdown and Restart Options In Apple Menu – If you hold down the option key. This is how it works
00:35:19 Steve-Remote Access vs. FileVault and auto-login
00:39:25 Dave-How to Use Apple Cash Card on Mac?
00:43:59 Mike Bombich-Snapshot Reversion vs. Restoration
00:48:44 Bob-How to Clean-Up Duplicate Contacts?
00:52:49 Lee-CSF-PhotoSweeper for Processing Duplicate Photos


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More Cool Stuff Found!

00:58:12 Todd-CSF-Where Have I Been and Arc, two iPhone Location Apps
01:01:22 Adrian-CSF-MX Toolbox SuperTool for looking up mail and mailserver info
01:07:37 CSF-Universal Audio UA-SD1 Microphone – Needs XLR though. FYI
01:10:34 CSF-B600 Video Bar from Anker
01:12:18 Michael-CSF-909-Uninstall with CleanMyMac X
01:14:19 CSF-912-ForwardMx.io and ForwardEmail (free, open source) for forwarding email


01:18:21 MGG 916 Outtro

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